Crime
Local Man Charged with Having Gun as a Felon
An Oxford man was taken into custody by the Oxford Police Department recently for having a gun while being a felon.
An Oxford man was taken into custody by the Oxford Police Department recently for having a gun while being a felon.
On March 26, OPD conducted a traffic safety checkpoint on Highway 30.
During the checkpoint, Travis Sims, 35, of Oxford, was found to be in possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
Sims was taken into custody and charged with possession of a weapon by a felon. Sims was taken before a Lafayette County Justice Court judge on March 28 for his initial bond hearing and issued a $10,000 bond.
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